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Abstract
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is an approach to research where young people have active involvement in the research process. By uplifting youth voices and allowing the next generation to partner as co-researchers, YPAR strengthens their empowerment and agency (Anyon et. al, 2018). This study explored the impacts of YPAR programming on youth critical consciousness. Youth Voices, a community-based program, aims to support high school students in understanding positive youth development opportunities. Participants in the program attended weekly meetings and were compared to a control group with no similar intervention. Both groups completed Likert-scale surveys. Results that the intervention had significant positive effects on critical consciousness.
Publication Date
2026
Keywords
Youth critical consciousnes
Disciplines
Developmental Psychology
Current Academic Year
Senior
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Dr. Fantasy Lozada
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Kimberly Lazarus
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